Terrorism Bound
Mali: Al Qaeda attacks rebel convoy in the Ouagadou forest
By MondAfrique: A column of armed vehicles from the Permanent Strategic Framework (CSP), the Touareg rebel coalition...
Bloody Sunday: The indiscriminate killing of Muslim and Catholic worshipers in Burkina Faso
Sunday, 25 February was a bloody day for religious groups in Burkina Faso. Two attacks against a church and a mosque...
Sahel: More killings in Mali
Bamako, March 11, 2020 - Unidentified gunmen killed 10 people and burned down a village in central Mali, local...
Sahel: US appoints new Sahel representative
Tunisia: Terror attack in Tunis, one dead, five wounded
Sahel: US mulling more engagement in the Sahel
Sahel: IED hits army vehicle in Burkina Faso, kills four soldiers
Egypt executes insurgent leader Hisham Ashmawy
Sahel: Central Mali riven by communal violence
Algeria: Soldier and insurgent killed in clash in Tafassour
Egypt: Dozens sentenced to death in Egypt over terror attacks
Sahel: Mali soldiers killed by rocket attack in Mondoro
Libya: Protagonists have no appetite for talk
Sahel: The African Union to the rescue
Sahel: With insurgents several steps ahead, Sahel leaders are disoriented
Sahel: French army says it killed some 50 insurgents in Mali’s Mopti region
Paris, Feb 21, 2020 - French soldiers "neutralised" around 50 in a series of operations in Mali this month, the army...
Sahel: Malian troops re-enter Timbuktu
Bamako, Feb 18, 2020 - A Malian army battalion comprising regulars and former rebels has entered the northern city of...
Sahel: Insurgents attack church in Burkina Faso, 24 killed
Sahel: Turmoil in central Mali
Sahel: Second deadly attack on a Fulani village in Mali’s Mopti region
West Africa facing Jihadist contagion from the Sahel
Libya: Despite UN call for lasting ceasefire, warlord Harftar continues to wage war in Tripoli
Sahel: With failure of foreign forces in Mali, president forced to seek negotiations with insurgents
Libya: Unusual consensus in the UN Security Council, but no solution in sight
Egypt: More violence in north Sinai
Libya: Haftar’s forces obstruct humanitarian flights into Libya
Egypt: Scores killed during insurgent attempt to raid military site in Sinai
Cairo, Feb 9, 2020 - Militants killed and wounded seven Egyptian soldiers in restive North Sinai on Sunday, Egypt's...
Libya: African Union gets in the game after complaining of isolation
Addis Ababa, Feb 10, 2020 - The African Union vowed Monday to boost efforts to end the crisis in Libya and support a...
Algeria: Insurgent targets military outpost near Timiaouine, kills guard during suicide attack
An Algerian soldier was killed Sunday in a suicide car bomb attack near the Mali border, the Algerian defence ministry...
Sahel: More violence in Niger
Niamey, Feb 8, 2020 - At least 11 civilians had been killed in two separate attacks in Niger, which is struggling to...
Sahel: War rages in Mali, France’s air force neutralizes scores on insurgents
Paris, Feb 7, 2020 - French forces have put 30 jihadists "out of action" during Mali operations in a zone bordering...
Sahel: France sends 600 more soldiers to Mali
Sahel: Village in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region attacked, 18 killed
Egypt: Islamic State claims attack on pipeline in Sinai
Chad: Twenty-five killed in Boko Haram attack in Lake Chad
Analysis: Northern half of Africa bracing for upheaval this year
How UAE security firm deceives jobless Sudanese and sends them to fight in Libya
Sahel: Destabilization of Burkina Faso underway
Sahel: JNIM attacks Mali outpost near Mauritania, kills 20 troops
Sahel: Insurgents raid Silgadji village in Burkina Faso, kill at least ten
Sahel: Concern in France as US military prepares to reduce its presence in the Sahel
Washington, Jan 27, 2020 - French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly warned Monday that expected cuts to the...
US court sentences Libyan to 19 years in jail for Benghazi attack
Washington, Jan 24, 2020 - A 47-year-old Libyan man who was captured by US special forces in Libya and brought to the...